The Appling County Sheriff’s Office is currently looking for Ashley Nicole Newsome, Jessica Christine Carter and Latisha Marlene Poppell. If you know the whereabouts of these individuals, please contact the Appling County Sheriff’s Office.
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On December 28, 2012, a special swearing in ceremony was held at the Appling County Courthouse to swear in a number of newly elected and reelected officials. Appling County Probate Court Judge Diane Hallman conducted the ceremony.
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Effective January 1, Appling County’s new sales tax rate is eight cent per dollar on taxable goods. The new rate will now include the Transportation Sales Tax (one cent per dollar), a 10-year sales tax.
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The latest shooting rampage of 26 people, including six adults and 20 children in an elementary school in Newtown, Conn., on Dec 14, is a senseless tragedy and words cannot convey the horror and the magnitude of the loss of innocent life.
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The Reverend W. Hampton Watson, Jr. died on Christmas Eve (Monday, Dec. 24, 2012). He was surrounded by his wife, Day Wilson Watson, as well as his three children: Susan Bagwell (Tim), Wade Watson (Betty) and Ann Watson (Susan Sherman) as well as several of his grandchildren.
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December 30, 2012 - WASHINGTON – U.S. Congressman John Barrow (GA-12) today urged his colleagues to join him in opposing the pay increase for Members of Congress and other elected officials, as dictated by an Executive Order from the President of the United States on December 27, 2012.
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